I was discussing with one of our Orthopedic surgeons the other day about their new “robot” back in surgery. I said, “So, you can be somewhere else and do the surgery?” He replied, “No, no, no. We are still there completely - the robot just allows for increased precision.” I...
Right now summer is in full swing, and that means the kids are busy and our family is on the run. Sports, friends, and all sorts of other events have now consumed our lives with no real end in sight. I think this is what summers are. We are trying...
I don’t hear really well. I think it’s because I listen to music too loud - whatever, I’m hard of hearing. This is also age related - as we get older, we can’t hear the high pitches as well as we could in the past. And, I lose things -...
It is official, I have two more babies getting wings and getting ready to fly on their own. The boys are 16 and officially have their licenses. As a mom, I love and hate this stage. I love that they can run errands for me and they don’t need a...
At recent meetings (Iowa Hospital Association and American Hospital Association) the topic of cybersecurity was a hot topic. The chairman of our American Hospital Association group, Phil, shared that his hospital was a victim of cyber theft; they had to pay a ransom and they were offline for 3 to...
Thoughts from Holly On Friday, May 13, 2022 I had my 25th anniversary working at ISH, formally known as WMC and before that formally known as CMH. To say I have seen a lot of changes in the past 25 years is an understatement. When I started we had about...
My life is either a runaway train careening to disaster or a well maintained bullet train. It feels (to me) that things are going really fast, and I need to maintain control. I lost my wallet last week so I think the runaway train is more applicable right now. When...
I am pretty sure I lost my mind this past weekend as we picked up another puppy. We love our labs and our pets are definitely part of our family, but I may have a problem. Oakley is our silver lab (brown) and is a year and half. Whiskey is...
I was in Puerto Rico last week. The island was devastated in a hurricane 6 or so years ago. The place we stayed through Airbnb was really nice, but the neighborhood was still in need of help. We take for granted our blessings - it’s not great everywhere. Blessings. We...
A friend was posting that she was moving because the house she was renting was going to be sold. There were a lot of comments on her post stating that moving is one of the worst things possible. I’ve told friends and family that I understand they will need to...
